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Manuscript entitled "Miller" - A Finnish community in Oliver Township (now - Murillo R.R.#1); Interviews with Mr. Rowan and Mrs. Lydia Saari, early residents of Miller.

Photocopy of magazine entitled "Murtava Voima" a Finnish-Canadian socialist magazine from 1908 printed in Port Arthur.

Manuscript entitled "Nolalu"; Map of Nolalu area (Lybster Township); Interviews with early residents of area; Manuscript entitled "Finnish Settlements along the Port Arthur Railroad"; Copied excerpts from Lybster S.S. # 1 cash and minute book 1915-47; School petitions for Lybster area, 1904-19; Photocopy of Canadian National Railways ticket for P.D. train (1923-28); List of original Lybster/Nolalu landowners and mine locations 1888-1956; Photocopied newspaper clippings about railways Trunkline and P.D., Cyclone of 1938, Nolalu area, Rosval and Voutilainen's remembrance - the two union leaders who were found dead near Onion Lake Road in 1929( 1930)

Manuscript, entitled "North Branch". This is a chapter from the book entitled "A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay"; Interviews with Alf Widgren, Mrs. Salmijarvi, Mrs. Ellman, and Mrs. Ketonen in connection with North Branch area.

Manuscript entitled "Ostola"; Interviews of early residents in area; Photocopied letter 1917 to certify birth; Map of Ostola area; List of original landowners in Ostola; Copied excerpts from S.S. #5 Mcintyre minute book 1932- 44.

Manuscript entitled "Pearson" (area also referred to as "Pine Riverin Kontri"); Map of Pearson area; Interviews with early residents of area; Brochure for Lars Olsen's log house, an example of Scandinavian architecture; Notes on East Pearson and Pardee history; U.S.S. #3 Pearson and Fraleigh Petition 1919; List of Finnish residents of Pearson in 1934.

Yrjo Heilala

Report by Professor James Mavor, Canada, Department of Interior entitled "Report on European Emigration" (1900)

Manuscript entitled "Sellars and Leeper"; List of Finnish residents in Sellars, Leeper area in 1936; Interview with early resident of area; List of teachers and janitors to S.S. #3 South Gillies School (1920-57); Photocopy of scrapbook made by Mrs. C. Edwards of newspaper articles about Sellars area.

Manuscript, entitled "Sunshine, Ontario" written by Matti Herneshuhta; Correspondence, expenses and cancelled cheques for Flett School (Forbes and Goldie Township) 1931-40; Orfgihal version of Matti Herneshuhta's manuscript "Sunshine, Ontario" before translation to English, photocopied from "Siirtokansan Kalenteri" 1957; Map of Sunshine area including Rowan, Finmark, Shabaqua, Kashabowie, Mabella, Shebandowan and Flett; Interviews with early residents; List of early residents (1936) of Sunshine and surrounding area; Land assessment list.

Manuscript entitled "Suomi and Silver Mountain" - background history of area (2 copies); Notes about Suomi's first settlers, schools, fires, miscellaneous trivia; Photocopied book with unknown title describes the history and present conditions of the mines in rural Thunder Bay (1902); School petitions for S.S. #1 and #2 (1916, 1918); List of 1936 Finnish residents in area; Resident information found in "Siirtokansan Kalenteri 1958"; Interviewswith early Finnish residents in area

Manuscript entitled "Tarmola" written by Mrs. M. Ranta; History of first settler to live in area, Ivar Lukkarinen; List of names of early settlers in Tarmola; List of where the early settlers originally came from in Finland.

Thesis• proposal by Mark A. Rasmussen submitted to Graduate Selection Committee of Geography, University of Alberta ( 1977) entitled "The Geographic Impact of Finnish Settlement on the Thunder Bay Area of Northern Ontario".

Manuscript entitled "The Origins of the Canadian Finnish Labour Movement", by N. Viita (1970 October 9-13, Indusrialisti). History of labour movement, Temperance Society, Socialist party and unions. (2 copies)

Manuscript by Varpu Lindstrom-Best entitled "The Socialist Party of Canada and the Finnish Connection 1905-11" (1979). Describes the influence of the Finns within the Socialist Party.

Publication entitled "Toveri Kymmenvuotias - 1907- 1917 Muistojulkaisu" published by Toveri Press, Astoria, Oregon, 1917. [Ten-year anniversary souvenir publication for Toveri Press]

Publication entitled "Toveritar Kymmenvuotias - 1911-1921 Muistojulkaisu" published by Toveri Press, Astoria, Oregon. [Ten-year anniversary souvenir publication for Toveri Press,]

Photocopy of magazine entitled "Tyokansan Nuoli I" and part of "Tyokansan Nuoli II". Finnish-Canadian socialist magazine from 1909 published in Port Arthur.

Photocopy of "Vakaleuka Almanac 1913" - a humorous Finnish way to look at the year with jokes, riddles, and cartoons. Printed in Port Arthur.

Photocopies of magazine entitled "Vakaleuka". A humoristic, Finnish magazine printed in Port Arthur. (issues No. 2, 18-19, 1910 and issue No. 3, 1915).

Finnish Labour Temple (Big Finn Hall) built in 1910, 314 Bay Street, Thunder Bay. Tyokansa Newspaper located in basement.

First Lutheran Church picnic at Wickstrom's farm, 1908.

J. Tukkanen (?) wedding. Donor: Forsberg & Dr. Laine Family.

Kivela Bakery, 111 Secord Street, Thunder Bay. Horse-drawn delivery wagon and employees out front. Donor: L. Lespi.

Nipigon, Ontario. Donor: Mrs. M. Nevala.

Two Copies.